101 Things To Do on a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing: Part 5

Now that we have virtually sampled our way through the bountiful and delicious dining options, it is time to decide whether to work on keeping our figure fit and healthy or keep on celebrating the good times. Maybe we will try a little of both! Queen Mary 2 offers the opportunity and possibility to do it all.

Today’s categories are Fitness Fare – to offers you a wealth of suggestions for keeping the figure in its original state if you’re fit, or getting that “out of control” shape back into a workable frame; and Cordially Yours – to keep the celebrations going. No matter which direction you go, it will be a good choice!

Fitness Fare

48.  Now that you’ve mastered St. Andrews, hit the links at Pebble Beach or any of the 51 courses available on the golf simulator.
49.  Take some Canyon Ranch fitness classes like YogaLates and spinning. Follow up with a latté or spin through King’s Court.
50.  Awaken with a brisk walk or jog around the third mile Promenade Deck.
51.  Demonstrate your superior wrist/eye coordination in a Table Tennis Tournament.
52.  Revitalise body and mind in the Canyon Ranch SpaClub Aqua Therapy Pool, where the water jets massage your every muscle.
53.  Feeling energetic? Test your strength at the Indoor Cycling Power Hour.
54.  Sign up with a personal trainer in the Fitness Centre and work off the calories.
55.  Prove to yourself that you can still make jump shots on the basketball court.
56.  Show off your swing at the Longest Drive Competition.
57.  Work up a sweat at the Canyon Ranch Gymnasium-one of the largest and best equipped sports facilities at sea.
58.  Paddle tennis anyone? Get to know new friends even better over a friendly match.
59.  Make up for that baked waffle; swim a few laps in the domed Pavilion Pool.

Cordially Yours
60.  Enjoy one of 50 different martinis and the detailed scale model of Queen Mary 2 in the Commodore Club.
61.  Meet old friends for drinks in the cozy Chart Room, or pop in alone and make some new ones.
62.  Puff a fine cigar while sampling an aged Napoleon Cognac in Churchill’s.
63.  Unwind with a soothing nightcap in a lounge before heading off to dreamland.

We are coming to an end in the voyage.  Next in our series is Show Stoppers and Life’s Simple Pleasures to depart on a high note.

All images are courtesy of Cunard Cruise Lines

101 Things To Do on a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing: Part 2

Our continuation of the Cunard Line Queen Mary 2’s list of 101 things to do on a transatlantic crossing covers the Cultural Affairs category. If you missed part 1 of our series, you can view it here. Each new post, I’ll be adding to the list that was originally published in the Cunard Line 2010 Transatlantic Crossing. Thought provoking from the perspective that you are only limited by your own imagination as to what you can do on-board. We hope you find some inspiring cruise ideas.

Here is the next list of things to do under Cultural Affairs.

11.  Capture memories on your digital camera and have them printed in the onboard photo lab.
12.  Renew your wedding vows and enjoy a ceremony conducted by the Captain.
13.  Brush up on your Excel spreadsheet skills at a computer learning class in ConneXions.
14.  Sit in on a reading by mystery author P.D. James followed by a book signing.
15.  Have a body composition analysis with experts in the Fitness Centre.
16.  Be inspired to start your own epic tome at a workshop with a published novelist.
17.  Strap yourself into your seat and enjoy a virtual ride through space in Illuminations – the only Planetarium at sea.
18.  Head to Deck 2 to begin a Cunard history lesson with the Maritime Quest Exhibit. The 10 historical “pathways” located throughout the ship include A Great History, On the Bridge, Stars Aboard and more.
19.  Attend a lecture about Beethoven’s Fidelio and find out why it was his only opera.
20.  Enjoy the classic works of the great 20th Century masters such as Dali, Chagall, Erte, and Picasso in the Art Gallery.
21.  Take a third and final Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) workshop, “Speaking the Speech”. You’ll learn to perform a Shakespeare monolog.
22.  Listen to the dramatic reading of The Old Man and the Sea in Illuminations.
23.  Shiver me timbers. Sit in on a lecture about piracy with English diplomacy expert, Vincent Strudwick.
24.  Brush up on your Russian, French, Spanish, or even Mandarin. Parlez vous chinois?

Are you dreaming of a transatlantic crossing voyage yet? Share with us what cruise journey you have been deeply enriched on. 

Next, we will present Thoroughly British Moments.

All images are courtesy of Cunard Cruise Lines